THE CANADIAN MINERALOGIST LIST OF SYMBOLS FOR ROCK- AND ORE-FORMING MINERALS (January 1, 2021) ______
Ac acanthite Ado andorite Asp aspidolite Btr berthierite Act actinolite Adr andradite Ast astrophyllite Brl beryl Ae aegirine Ang angelaite At atokite Bll beryllonite AeAu aegirine-augite Agl anglesite Au gold Brz berzelianite Aen aenigmatite Anh anhydrite Aul augelite Bet betafite Aes aeschynite-(Y) Ani anilite Aug augite Bkh betekhtinite Aik aikinite Ank ankerite Aur auricupride Bdt beudantite Akg akaganeite Ann annite Aus aurostibite Beu beusite Ak åkermanite An anorthite Aut autunite Bch bicchulite Ala alabandite Anr anorthoclase Aw awaruite Bt biotite* Ab albite Atg antigorite Axn axinite-(Mn) Bsm bismite Alg algodonite Sb antimony Azu azurite Bi bismuth All allactite Ath anthophyllite Bdl baddeleyite Bmt bismuthinite Aln allanite Ap apatite* Bns banalsite Bod bohdanowiczite Alo alloclasite Arg aragonite Bbs barbosalite Bhm böhmite Ald alluaudite Ara aramayoite Brr barrerite Bor boralsilite Alm almandine Arf arfvedsonite Brs barroisite Bn bornite Alr almarudite Ard argentodufrénoysite Blt barylite Bou boulangerite Als alstonite Apn argentopentlandite Bsl barysilite Bnn bournonite Alt altaite Arp argentopyrite Brt baryte, barite Bow bowieite Aln alunite Agt argutite Bcl barytocalcite Brg braggite Alu alunogen Agy argyrodite Bss bassanite Brn brannerite Amb amblygonite Arm armangite Bsn bastnäsite Bra brannockite Ams amesite As arsenic Bau baumstarkite Bnt braunite Amp amphibole* Ass arseniosiderite Bel bellidoite Brv bravoite Anl analcime Acr arsenocrandallite Bnj benjaminite Bhp breithauptite Ana anapaite Asf arsenoflorencite Brd berdesinskiite Btt briartite Ant anatase Apd arsenopalladinite Ber berryite Bri britholite And andalusite Apy arsenopyrite Brh berthierine Bro brochantite Bdk brodtkorkite Cp chalcopyrite Clf columbite-(Fe) Daq daqingshanite-(Ce) Brk brookite Cm chaméanite Clm columbite-(Mn) Dar darapiosite Brc brucite Chm chamosite Cls colusite Dbl daubréelite Bul bultfonteinite Cha chatkalite Cnl connellite Def defernite Bst bustamite Crl cheralite Cu copper Del delafossite Bu bukovite Cvt chernovite-(Y) Ckt cookeite Dll dellaite Bur buryatite Chv chevkinite Cpr cooperite Dmd diamond Cdm cadmoselite Cap chlorapatite Crd cordierite Dsp diaspore Clv calaverite Chl chlorite* Cor coronadite Dcn dickinsonite Cal calcite Cld chloritoid Crr corrensite Dck dickite Cdr calderite Chn chondrodite Crn corundum Dg digenite Ccn cancrinite Csl chrisstanleyite Cos cosalite Di diopside Cf canfieldite Chr chromite Csb costibite Dis dissakisite Cbc carbocernaite Cb chrysoberyl Cou coulsonite Djr djerfisherite Cnt carnotite Ccl chrysocolla Cv covellite Dju djurleite Car carrollite Ctl chrysotile Cdl crandallite Dol dolomite Cpl caryopilite Chk chukhrovite Crs cristobalite Do domeykite Cst cassiterite Cin cinnabar Crk crookesite Drv dravite Ctm catamarcaite Clt clausthalite Cry cryolite Dfr dufrénite Cat cattierite Cch clinochlore Cpt cryptomelane Duf dufrénoysite Cay caysichite-(Y) Chu clinohumite Cbn cubanite Dum dumortierite Cel celadonite Cmm clinomimetite Cum cummingtonite Du duranusite Cls celestine Cpt clinoptilolite Cup cuprite Dus dusmatovite Cln celsian Cpx clinopyroxene* Cbs cuprobismutite Eas eastonite Crt cerite-(Ce) Czo clinozoisite Cui cuproiridsite Ecn ecandrewsite Css cerussite Ctn clintonite Crh cuprorhodsite Eck eckermannite Cer cervantite Cbt cobaltite Cus cuspidine Ecl eclarite Cvl cervelleite Cpn cobaltpentlandite Cy cylindrite Ed edenite Cbz chabazite Coe coesite Dal daliranite Elb elbaite Ccm chalcoalumite Cof coffinite Dan danalite Eld eldragónite Cc chalcocite Cdw coldwellite Dbr danburite Ell ellenbergerite Chp chalcophyllite Clr coloradoite Dnt dantopaite Emp emplectite Eng enargite Fer feruvite Ghv genthelvite Hyn haüyne En enstatite Fnl fianelite Ger germanite Hz heazlewoodite Eos eosphorite Fis fischesserite Gdf gersdorffite Hd hedenbergite Ep epidote Fiz fizélyite Gbs gibbsite Hdl hedleyite Erl erlichmanite Flc fletcherite Gir giraudite Hlv helvite Es eskebornite Fl fluorite Gld gladite Hem hematite Ess esseneite Fed fluoro-edenite Gl glaucodot Hm hemusite Euc eucairite Fap fluorapatite Glt glauconite* Hnm henrymeyerite Ecl euclase Fapo fluorapophyllite Gln glaucophane Hc hercynite Ecr eucryptite Fel fluorellestadite Go godlevskite Hrd herderite Eud eudialyte Foi foitite Gt goethite Hes hessite Fab fabrièsite Fo forsterite Au gold Het heterosite Ffd fairfieldite Fos foshagite Gf goldfieldite Hul heulandite Fam famatinite Fr franckeite Glm goldmanite Hil hillebrandite Fa fayalite Fnk franklinite Gm gormanite Hoc hocartite Fbr ferberite Fbg freibergite Goy goyazite Hod hodrushite Fgs fergusonite Fri friedrichbeckeite Gft graftonite Hög högbomite Frh ferhodsite Frd friedrichite Gdd grandidierite Hol hollandite Fsk ferrisicklerite Frb frohbergite Gr graphite Hlw hollingworthite Fac ferro-actinolite Fnd frondelite Gre greenalite Hmq holmquistite Faln ferriallanite-(Ce) Fro froodite Gck greenockite Hol holtite Fal ferroalluaudite Fub furutobeite Grg greigite Hns hörnesite Fed ferro-edenite Gad gadolinite Grs grossular Hbl hornblende* Fhb ferro-hornblende Ghn gahnite Gru grunerite Hbn hübnerite Fks ferrokësterite Glx galaxite Gu gudmundite Hu humite Frrh ferrorhodsite Gn galena Gp gypsum Hur hureaulite Fsl ferroselite Gab galenobismutite Hag hagendorfite Hrb hurlbutite Fs ferrosilite Gal gallite Hak hakite Hut hutchinsonite Frt ferrorichterite Grt garnet* Hl halite Ht huttonite Ftw ferrotitanowodginite Ged gedrite Ham hambergite Hgr hydrogrossular Fts ferrotschermakite Gh gehlenite Hmr hammarite Hhl hydrohalite Fwg ferrowodginite Gkl geikielite Hs hastingsite Hjs hydroniumjarosite Htc hydrotalcite Kls kalsilite Lmp lamprophyllite Mkw mackinawite Hap hydroxylapatite Knk kaòkite Lan lanarkite Mhg maghagendorfite Hel hydroxylellestadite Kan kanonaite Lgt langite Mgh maghemite Hhd hydroxylherderite Kln kaolinite Lar larnite Maf magnesio- Hapk hydroxy- Kar karelianite Ltp latrappite arfvedsonite apophyllite-(K) Kto katoite Lmt laumontite Mcd magnesiochloritoid Ida idaite Ktp katophorite Lau launayite Mcr magnesiochromite Ik ikunolite Ke keilite Lrt laurite Mfr magnesioferrite Ill illite* Ktb kentbrooksite Ltt lautite Mft magnesio-foitite Ilm ilmenite Kem kermesite Lws lawsonite Mht magnesio- Ilv ilvaite Kst kësterite Lzl lazulite hastingsite Ins inesite Kfs K-feldspar* Lzr lazurite Mhb magnesio- Ing ingodite Kil killalaite Pb lead hornblende Irs irarsite Kmz kimzeyite Lpc lepidocrocite Mkt magnesio- Ish ishiharaite Kns kinoshitalite Lpd lepidolite* katophorite Iso isocubanite Krk kirkiite Lct leucite Mrt magnesiorichterite Ifp isoferroplatinum Kch kirschsteinite Lvc lévyclaudite Mrb magnesioriebeckite Ism isomertieite Klo klochite Lib libethenite Mst magnesiostaurolite Ixl ixiolite Kl klockmannite Lid liddicoatite Mta magnesiotaaffeite Ja jamesonite Kob kobellite Lil lillianite Mtm magnesiotaramite Jd jadeite Krn kornerupine Lnd lindströmite Mgs magnesite Jhn jahnsite Kt kotulskite Lin linnaeite Mgt magnetite Jag jagüéite Knn krennerite Lcb lipscombite Mjt majorite Jrs jarosite Krp krupkaite Lph lithiophilite Mal malachite Jh johannsenite Krt kruaite Lz lizardite Mld maldonite Jo jonassonite Kry kryzhanovskite Lol löllingite Mlv manganilvaite Jsv johnsomervilleite Kup kupèikite Ldn londonite Mng manganite Jrd jordanite Ku kuranite Lop loparite Mtb manitobaite Js-â joséite-â Kut kutnohorite Lou loughlinite Mth marathonite Jul julgoldite Ky kyanite Lud ludlamite Mrc marcasite Jnt junoite Laf laforêtite Lue lueshite Mrg margarite Krs kaersutite Ltk laitakarite Luz luzonite Ma marialite Mtg mattagamite Mtc monticellite Opx orthopyroxene* Pwg phosphowalpurgite Mau maucherite Mnt montmorillonite Os osmium Pcz pieczkaite Maw mawsonite Mor mordenite Osm osumilite Pie piemontite Med medaite Mmt morimotoite Otr ottrélite Pgt pigeonite Me meionite Msb mössbauerite Our ourayite Pi pirquitasite Mtk melanotekite Mul mullite Pad padìraite Plt platarsite Mln melanterite Ms muscovite Pd palladium Pt platinum Mel melilite Nad nadorite Pdg palladogermanide Pl plagioclase Mlt melonite Ngy nagyágite Pal palygorskite Pjr plumbojarosite Mnv menshikovite Nas nasinite Plv paolovite Pmc plumbomicrolite Mrk merenskyite Njs natrojarosite Pg paragonite Plk polkanovite Mrh merrihueite Ntr natrolite Par paratellurite Pol pollucite Mrt mertieite (I or II) Nau naumannite Prg pargasite Plb polybasite Mer merwinite Nek nekrasovite Pst parisite Plc polycrase-(Y) Mes messelite Ne nepheline Prk parkerite Pld polydymite Mec metacinnabar Nes nesquehonite Pav pavonite Pln polylithionite Mia miargyrite Ney neyite Pea pearceite Pou poudretteite Mch michenerite Nc nickeline Pct pectolite Pov povondraite Mc microcline Nic nickelphosphide Pek pekoite Pwl powellite Mic microlite Nis nickelskutterudite Pn pentlandite Prh prehnite Mie miessiite Nrb norbergite Per periclase Ptl pretulite Mih miharaite Nst norsethite Prv perovskite Prm prismatine Mil milarite Nsn nosean Prr perrierite Prs proustite Mlr millerite Obt oberthürite Prt pertlikite Psm pseudomalachite Mim mimetite Oft oftedalite Pet petalite Pss pseudosinhalite Min minnesotaite Ojl ojuleaite Pv petrovicite Pmp pumpellyite Mtd mitridatite Ol olivine* Ptk petrukite Put putoranite Mlb molybdenite Old oldhamite Ptz petzite Pyg pyrargyrite Mnz monazite Omp omphacite Pha pharmacosiderite Py pyrite Mon moncheite Orc orcelite Phk phenakite Pya pyroaurite Mnb montbrayite Orp orpiment Phg phengite Pcl pyrochlore Mbr montebrasite Or orthoclase Phl phlogopite Pyc pyrochroite Pyl pyrolusite Rcl roscoelite Sck sicklerite Std stibiopalladinite Pym pyromorphite Rsm rossmanite Sd siderite Sbn stibnite Prp pyrope Rua ruarsite Sid siderophyllite Stb stilbite Pyf pyrophanite Ruk rucklidgeite Sie siegenite Sll stilleite Prl pyrophyllite Rsb rustenburgite Shk shirokshinite Stw stillwaterite Pxm pyroxmangite Rus rustumite Sil sillimanite Stp stilpnomelane Po pyrrhotite Rt rutile Ag silver Sti stishovite Qd qandilite Sab sabatierite Slv silvialite Sto stornesite-(Y) Qtz quartz Sfl safflorite Skp skippenite Stg strengite Rdk radtkeite Sal saliotite Skt skutterudite Smy stromeyerite Rdr ramdohrite Sa sanidine Sm smectite Sns stronalsite Rmb rammelsbergite Sbb santabarbaraite Sob sobolevskite Str strontianite Rmd ramsdellite Sap saponite Sdl sodalite Stz stützite Rnk rankinite Spr sapphirine Sog sogdianite Sug sugilite Rsv rasvumite Sar sarcopside Sop sopcheite Su suredaite Rat rathite Sat sartorite Sou souzalite Syl sylvanite Rgr realgar Sry saryarkite-(Y) Spy sperrylite Slv sylvite Rdd reddingite Scp scapolite* Sps spessartine Syn synchysite Ren renierite Scl scheelite Sp sphalerite Tae taenite Rct richterite Srl schorl Spl spinel Tai tainiolite Rbk riebeckite Slm schorlomite Spi spionkopite Tlc talc Rdz rhodizite Sch schwertmannite Spd spodumene Tlm talmessite Rds rhodochrosite Scd scorodite Spu spurrite Tlk talnakhite Rdn rhodonite Scz scorzalite Stk stanìkite Tnt tantalite Rhs rhodostannite Skn sekaninaite Stn stannite Tnf tantalite-(Fe) Rgt ringwoodite Se selenium Sta stannoidite Tnm tantalite-(Mn) Rob robinsonite Sel seligmannite St staurolite Tap tapiolite Rck rockbridgeite Sen sénarmontite Stc steacyite Tsn tausonite Roe roedderite Sep sepiolite Stl stellerite Tav tavorite Rmn romanèchite Srp serpentine* Sph stephanite Tei teinite Ro roquesite Shi shibkovite Stf stibiobetafite Tel teallite Rsc roscherite Shu shuiskite Stm stibiomicrolite Tlu tellurantimony Te tellurium Trp triphylite Wag wagnerite Tb tellurobismuthite Tp triploidite Wai wairakite Tn tennantite Trg trogtalite Wlk wallkilldellite-(Fe) Tnr tenorite Tro troilite Wl walpurgite Tep tephroite Ts tschermakite Wa watanabeite Tau tetra-auricupride Tsm tsumoite Wat watkinsonite Tfa tetra-ferri-annite Tul tulameenite Wst weissite Tfp tetra-ferriphlogopite Tgs tungstenite Wrd werdingite Tfpl tetraferroplatinum Ty tyrrellite Whm whitmoreite Ttd tetradymite Tyu tyuyamunite Wil willemite Td tetrahedrite Usp ulvöspinel Wth witherite Thl thalcusite Um umangite Wtc wittichenite Thn thénardite Urn uraninite Wdg wodginite Thm thomsonite Umc uranmicrolite Wo wollastonite Tho thorianite Ubt uranobetafite Wul wulfenite Thr thorite Urp uranophane Wtz wurtzite Thu thorutite Uv uvarovite Wus wüstite Tmn tiemannite Uvt uvite Wyl wyllieite Til tilleyite Uyt uytenbogaardtite Xnt xenotime Ttn titanite Va vaesite Yar yarrowite Toe tooeleite Val valleriite Ytt yttrialite-(Y) Toz topaz Var variscite Yuk yukonite Tor torbernite Vr varulite Znc zincite Trs törnroosite Vrm vermiculite Znw zinnwaldite* Tur tourmaline* Ves vesuvianite Zrn zircon To toyohaite Vtm viitaniemiite Zrc zirconolite Trb trabzonite Vin vinciennite Zo zoisite Tra trattnerite Vio violarite Zou zoubekite Tr tremolite Vlt voltaite Zun zunyite Trd tridymite Vol volynskite Zv zvyagintsevite Tln trilithionite Von vonsevite Tne trinepheline Vsk vysotskite * Names shown with an asterisk refer to series of minerals, i.e., they are not names of a single mineral species. This list is a compilation heavily inspired by the original listing of Kretz (1983); it incorporates selected symbols from the listing of Spear (1993), and includes symbols used by authors of papers published in The Canadian Mineralogist. Note that the list contains only those mineral names that are sanctioned by the International Mineralogical Association.
REFERENCES
KRETZ, R. (1983): Symbols for rock-forming minerals. Am. Mineral. 68, 277-279. SPEAR, F.S. (1993): Metamorphic phase-equilibria and Pressure – Temperature – Time Paths. Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, D.C.